George..... erm...

[Bobby G]

The second Miles quintet (after the 50's one with Coltrane) in the 60's featured Wayne Shorter, but for a short while before he joined the tenor place was taken by a very good player called George something. Who he, I liked him?

Mentally, I can't get past George Foreman, and it deffo wasn't him...

 

[spike]

would it be George Coleman?

gruss - spike

 

[Bobby G]

Thank you Spike, you have just scratched my brain-itch. That's the geezer, George Coleman. No relation to Ornette, I s'pose?

 

[spike]

there's a transcipt of his maiden voyage solo with herbie hancock on steve kahn's website (stevekahn dot com) complete with a thorough analysis from steve. interesting. gruss - spike
why am I up so early?

 

[Throckmorten]

No relation.

I gather that the relationship between the George and Miles was not a happy one and Coleman left soon after joining. I don't know if he recorded with the band.

I saw George Coleman in Boston about 5 yrs ago in a quartet with John Webber on bass and Harold Mabern on piano (he practically stole the show, terrific player) I can't recall the drummer.

Solid, real-book stuff.

I think he's still around, into his 70s and retired a few yrs ago.

more here from 2004
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=1078

 

[Bobby G]

This is why I originally asked the question, I'm sure at one time I had a CD with Miles and George Coleman on it, if I remember right it was live....

 

[phil_edwards]

He did indeed record with Miles.

I have a compilation (The Essential Miles Davis - http://tinyurl.com/3bsrvv) and that lists George Coleman as TS on My Funny Valentine, which is taken from the Columbia album "The Complete Concert 1964" (http://tinyurl.com/39cpsm)


regards, Phil

 

[Bobby G]

The Complete Concert '64, that's the one, I think I've got it somewhere...

 

[spike]

The "Grove Dictionary" lists him on "My Funny Valentine" and "Miles in Europe" as the live album. Was with the Miles band 63/64 for about a year.